He worked for the Pulaski County
Public Service Authority for more than
7 years.

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INQ=you know there 00:33:25 YOU KNOW THERE ARE JOBS THAT

YOU DON'T WANT TO DO BUT THAT YOU HAVE
TO DO IN ORDER TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR
FAMILY.:32

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OQ=your family

Taylor says a couple years on the
job, everything changed.

He says because of the color of
his skin and now he's suing.

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INQ=I'M NOT 00:39:06 I'M NOT SAYING EVERYBODY IN

PULASKI COUNTY IS RACIST. I'M JUST
SAYING THAT MY BOSSES TOLERATED RACISM
ON THE JOB FOR A LOG LONG TIME AND I
WAS IN A BAD HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT.:15

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OQ=ENVIRONMENT

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INQ=taylor says HOLLY PIETRZAK, REPORTING

10:07:20 TAYLOR SAYS THIS ALL STARTED
WITH A CO-WORKER WHO REFUSED TO WORK
WITH BLACKS. HE SAID HE TOLD MANAGERS
HE WAS BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BUT
ACCORDING TO TAYLOR, COUNTY EMPLOYEES
ONLY RETALIATED AGAINST HIM AND HE WAS
ULTIMATELY FIRED EARLIER THIS YEAR.:37

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OQ=this year

Taylor filed a civil suit
in U-S District Court last year.

Several defendants are named
including the County of Pulaski, the
Public Service Authority and three
individuals.

Taylor accuses them of race
discrimination and retaliation.

****INSERT PRE-PRO HERE****

Pulaski County Administrator,
Peter Huber, also named in the lawsuit,
said he cannot discuss personnel
matters but issued this statement.

"With regard to the litigation,
Pulaski County stands by its answer to
the complaint which denies Mr. Taylor's
claims."

*****END PRE-PRO HERE*****

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INQ=I knew 00:40:16 I KNEW THAT THEY WANTED ME

AWAY FROM THIS JOB BECAUSE I'M THE
FIRST ONE TO STAND UP AND GO THROUGH
THE PROPER PROCEDURES AND GO THROUGH
THE EEOC AND GETTING ALL MY PAPERS
RIGHT TO FILE THESE CHARGES AGAINST
THEM:28

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OQ=against them

Taylor hopes the outcome of the
lawsuit will not only help him
financially but get him his job back.

Jenn, does this mean voters will
have to raise their right hand in order
to cast their votes?

LIVE=Jennifer FULL RICHMOND LIVE FULL
*CG LIVE Jennifer Wishon

jwishon@wdbj7.com Not quite Keith, folks will have
Richmond to sign a pledge... on paper... that
says they intend-- at that moment-- to
support the Republican nominee for

president.

CHANNEL=C VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Richmond

The State Board of Elections
approved the Republican Party of
Virginia's request today.

A party official says it's an
attempt to make sure it is Republicans
who nominate the Republican candidate
for president.

The Democratic Party will NOT
require voters to sign a pledge.

Meanwhile, state Senate
Republicans held their own elections
today.

After Democrats claimed the
majority earlier this month- G-O-P
Senators voted to elect new leaders.

Lynchburg Senator Steve Newman
was elected caucus chairman.

That after he campaigned for
change... in hopes of give conservative
Republicans like him a louder voice.

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INQ=I'm excited about this...

*CG 2line Sen. Steve Newman

(R) Lynchburg 2:36:34 SEN. STEVE NEWMAN/(R)

LYNCHBURG: I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS. IN
MY TIME IN THE SENATE, I HAVE NEVER
SEEN A TIME WHERE WE WERE MORE UNITED
THAN WE WERE JUST NOW IN THAT ROOM AND
UNITED BEHIND LEADERSHIP THAT'S BEEN
HERE FOR A LONG TIME. CONSERVATIVES
AND PEOPLE WHO ARE MORE MODERATE, BUT
MORE REPRESENTATIONAL OF OUR ENTIRE
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.

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OQ=of our entire Republican caucus.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Newman says the caucus will start
developing policy together.

They'll also pool their
fundraising resources and start
recruiting candidates to run in four
years- in hopes of regaining their
majority.

END VO (END VO)

LIVE=Jennifer FULL RICHMOND BUREAU LIVE FULL
*CG liveloc Richmond

House Republicans seem pleased
with the leadership changes.

DOUBLE BOXES=KEITH & Jennifer DOUBLE BOXES

Keith, G-O-P lawmakers hope their
new- found unity will spill over into
the grass roots.

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Robin Reed in the SkyTracker7 Forecast
Center. Rain amounts have been fairly
light today, ranging from .10 to 25"
around the region. A wet cold front
moves through the region overnight.
Winds will pick up behind it, gusting
35-40mph. Look for windy conditions
through early Tuesday evening.

Temperatures will be fairly seasonable
over the next few days, with highs
reaching well into the 50s under partly
to mostly sunny skies. A dry front will
approach the area Thursday. MONDAY
NIGHT: Showers end with a gusty west
wind. Low: 48 TUESDAY: Increasing
sunshine and windy. High: 57 TUESDAY
NIGHT: Winds diminish; Clear and cold.
Low: 33 Weather details anytime at
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mstevens@wdbj7.com Boston College quarterback Matt
Ryan was named the ACC's first team
quarterback after shattering Doug
Flutie's records this year.

The Hokies are no doubt thrilled
for Ryan - and rest assured they would
like to give him something else this
Saturday - a litttle Payback Punch.

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INQ=FIRST AUDIO

*CG locator Blacksburg

October 25th

:00

*CG locator Clemson, SC

November 17th

:45

*CG locator Jacksonville, FL

:56

*CG 2line Duane Brown

VT Senior Offensive Tackle

1:07

*CG 2line Tyrod Taylor

Did Not Play in First BC Game

1:25

*CG 2line Sean Glennon

VT Junior Quarterback

1:35

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OQ=...ONE HUNDRED AND 25 DOLLARS." <
(END SOT) from the fans all the way down to the

players are licking their chops to get
another shot at the Eagles.

For 57 Minutes and 49 seconds the

Hokies had the nation's second ranked
team beaten and beaten down. As Eddie
Royal's second quarter TD catch and
relentless pressure from the Hokies'
defense had BC on the ropes.

Matt Ryan's two TD passes in the
final 2 minutes and 11 seconds -
including the Lane Stadium stunner with
just 11 seconds to go kept the Eagles
unbeaten at the time as they headed
north with a 14-to-10 win.

The Eagles lost two in a row in
ACC play in early November, but Ryan
proved he still has the magic in the
Coastal division elimination game
against Clemson as he threw another
come from behind game winning TD in
Death Valley.

This will be BC's first trip to
the Title game while Tech will be
making its second appearance in three
years at Jacksonville's Municipal
Stadium in the ACC title game